YIPPY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. YIPPY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept YIPPY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YIPPY is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YIPPY
No single letter turns YIPPY into another word.
How YIPPY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in YIPPY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,365 thousand.
What stands out about YIPPY
- YIPPY begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does YIPPY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Given to yipping; making short, sharp, high-pitched barks, or, in sport, affected by sudden nervous twitching.
Yippy first describes small dogs that bark in quick, high-pitched bursts rather than deep, steady barking. The word later spread into sport, where a yippy golfer suddenly twitches or jerks on a short putt out of nerves. Both senses share the idea of an abrupt, involuntary reaction rather than a controlled one.
How YIPPY is used
Informal; common in everyday talk about small dogs and in golf commentary about nervous putting.
- The neighbour's yippy terrier greeted every visitor at the gate.
- He grew yippy over three-foot putts after the tournament loss.
- A yippy little dog trailed behind the shopping cart.
- Her yippy nerves cost her the final stroke.
- The trainer worked to calm the yippy puppy during walks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YIPPY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in YIPPY
Common questions about YIPPY
- Is YIPPY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and YIPPY is not in it.
- How many points is YIPPY worth?
- YIPPY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YIPPY mean?
- Given to yipping; making short, sharp, high-pitched barks, or, in sport, affected by sudden nervous twitching.
- What letters can be added to YIPPY?
- No single letter can be added to YIPPY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of YIPPY:
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